Microsoft is buying Skype for $8.56 billion in cash. The Skype story: Skype has 663 million users (more than Facebook) 2003 Skype founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis in Estonia 2005 Skype purc…
215,000 “Like” Pippa Middleton’s Tush on Facebook
Social media discussions and posts can help predict many things from the spread of the flu to election results. Or who will be a break out 2014 Keynote Speaker? Now we can also lump in identifying a n…
13 Marketing Translations gone wrong
13 Marketing Translations Gone Wrong With advances in technology and social media, Word of Mouth has truly gone to World of Mouth. Many companies centralize their global Facebook and Twitter efforts.…
100 Million on LinkedIn – Infographic by Country
Above infographic was supplied by Vincenzo Consenza who also points out: Today LinkedIn, the most popular professional social network, has reached the mark of 100 million members worldwide, according …
Chrysler Fires Agency over F*** Tweet
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chrysler was a shocked as anyone to find this tweet coming from their Twitter account: “I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to …
Best 11 Facebook Promotion Apps
Facebook Queen Mari Smith recently listed her favorite Facebook promotion apps on Social Media Examiner: What apps are best for running contests? One of the most widely used apps is Wildfire app. Easy…
What is Tiger Blood?
What is Tiger Blood? Shortly after Charlie Sheen told the Today show’s Jeff Rossen that he’s got “tiger blood” and it makes him impervious to the dangers of addiction “tiger blood” began trending on T…
iPad 2 Covers Steal the Show
iPad 2 covers may have stolen the show at the recent iPad 2 announcement. Apple‘s created the iPad 2 Smart Cover. The cover design is genius in its simplicity. The iPad 2 covers come in 10 different…
Facebook Kills Share Button – Enhances Like Button
Facebook’s new “like” button release adjusts it’s functionality to that of a Share button. Now if you hit the like button, your profile wall will include the full story and image. Prior to this new…
Egyptian Child Named “Facebook”
As reported by CNN, a man in Egypt has named his baby daughter Facebook in honor of the role the social network played in the recent revolution. Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reports that Gamal Ibrahim …